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Joanna Dunham Biography (1936-)

Born May 6, 1936, in Luton, England; daughter of Peter Browning (an architectand painter) and Constance Amy (Young) Dunham; married Henry Osborne, December 3, 1961 (divorced, 1972); children: Abigail, Benedict. Addresses: HOME--Smokehouse Farm, Sternfield 1P17 1RT, Saxmundham, U.K. AGENT-- c/o International Creative Management, 388-396 Oxford Street, London W1N 9HE, England.

Favorite roles: Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Perdita in The Formation Dancers.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Birth Details

May 6, 1936

Luton, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Sister Therese, The Deserters, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, U.K., 1958, for thirty-two performances.
• LONDON DEBUT--Ellen, Visit to a Small Planet, Westminster Theatre, 1960,for forty performances.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, City Center Theatre, 1962, fortwenty-four performances.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Hilda, The Lady from the Sea, Queen's Theatre, London, 1961.
• Nerissa, The Merchant of Venice, and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, both Old Vic Theatre, London, 1961.
• Perdita, The Formation Dancers, Arts Theatre, then Globe Theatre, both London, 1964.
• Vera, A Month in the Country, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1965.
• woman, La Musica, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, London, 1966.
• Helen, Soldiers, Albany Theatre, London, 1968.
• Elena, Kean, and Desdemona, Othello, both Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, U.K.,1970.
• Sarah, Bodywork, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1974.
• Rebecca West, Rosmersholm, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong, 1978.
• Also appeared as Estelle, Huis Clos, Oxford Playhouse; Dora, Blessed Memory (one-woman show), Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland; Regan, King Lear, Young Vic Theatre, London, then Hong Kong Arts Festival; Hermione, A Winter's Tale, Young Vic Theatre.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, U.S. and European cities, 1962.
• Also Terry, How the Other Half Loves, Middle East and Far East cities; Ruth, Blythe Spirit, Scandinavian cities.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Cherry Winlatter, The Breaking Point, Butchers Film Service, 1961.
• Freda, Dangerous Afternoon, Bryantston, 1961.
• Cherry Winlatter, The Great Armored Car Swindle, Falcon, 1964.
• Mary Magdalene, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965.
• wife, A Day at the Beach, Paramount, 1970.
• Alice, The House That Dripped Blood, Amicus, 1971.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Luka, Arms and the Man, BBC, 1958.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Sister Benedict, Sanctuary, Rediff.
• Jane, The Passenger, BBC.
• Arlette van der Valk, Van der Valk, Thames.
• Lettice, Love among the Artists, Granada.
• Sylvia, The Outsider, Yorkshire Television (YTV).
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Title role, "Alice Rhodes," Wicked Women, London Weekend Television (LWT).
• Penny, "Possession," Thriller, Central Independent.
• Also Hadleigh, YTV; Bloomfield, YTV; Dial M for Murder, BBC; Born and Bred, Thames; The Eric Sykes Show, BBC; The Other One, BBC; Churchill Said to Me, BBC; Are You Being Served?, BBC; Who Dares Wins, Channel Four.
• Credits; PLAYS
• Katrin, I Remember Mama, LWT; Vera, Platanov, BBC; Elvira, Blythe Spirit,Granada; Freda, Dangerous Corner, YTV; Diana, Whatever Became of Me?, Thames; Zoe, Goodbye, BBC.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• "Romantic Heroes," The Woman's Hour.